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    Radeon R7 M380 vs Radeon RX 550X

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R7 M380 and Radeon RX 550X, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Radeon R7 M380 stacks up against Radeon RX 550X, check out specs charts below.
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    Radeon RX 550X

    Radeon R7 M380 is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon R7 M380 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon R7 M380 here:

    Radeon R7 M380 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon R7 M380 Radeon RX 550X
    Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R7 M380 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 550X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • Radeon R7 M380 and Radeon RX 550X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Radeon R7 M380 is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 550X - in Desktops.
    • Radeon R7 M380 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon RX 550X - with GCN 4.0.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 550X is 185 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M380.
    • Radeon R7 M380 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 550X - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 550X is 5000 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M380.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 6−7 10−11
    ultra / 1080p 4−5 6−7
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 16−18 21−24
    medium / 1080p 8−9 12−14
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 44% more, than Radeon R7 M380.

    Full Specs

      Radeon R7 M380 Radeon RX 550X
    Architecture GCN GCN 4.0
    Code name Tropo Lexa
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 7 May 2015 16 December 2018
    Pipelines 640 512
    Core clock speed 915 MHz 1100 MHz
    Boost Clock 915 MHz 1183 MHz
    Transistor count 1,500 million 2,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 36.60 37.86
    Floating-point performance 1,171 gflops 1,211 gflops
    Length 145 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1000 MHz 6000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 32 GB/s 96 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.4
    OpenGL 4.4 4.6
    OpenCL Not Listed 2.0
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    Laptop size medium sized
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Compute units 10
    AppAcceleration +
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